Four-Phase Program of Recovery

Program Mission Statement:

(self-reported)

Our mission is to bring glory to God through the helping of people. Our four-phase program of recovery has biblical principles woven through it. We encourage our guests to seek a relationship with Jesus Christ and to allow Him to help them rebuild their lives. We teach responsibility and good stewardship as well.

Score Summary

Overall Score:	Better
Practice Principles:	Good
Faith Related Elements:	Excellent
Outcome Measures:	Excellent
Change Process:	Good

Program Facts

• Paid (FTE) Staff Working: 3
• Program Participants Last Year: 350
• Meets about 45 time(s) with each participant per month
• Participants remain in the program for 6 months

Board Activities

Funding Overview

(self-reported)

	This Program	This Organization
Organization Budget: $543,000 Program Budget: $90,634
Foundation Grants	3%	3%
Government Grants/Contracts	5%	13%
Individual Gifts	82%	74%
Business/Corporate Gifts	5%	5%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	5%	5%
Dues/Fees/Income	0%	0%
Other	0%	0%
	Average Program Funding From All Samaritan Programs	Average Organization Funding From All Samaritan Organizations
The next charts display the average funding sources for all programs currently in the Samaritan Guide for your comparison. Average Organization Budget: $3,817,897 Average Program Budget: $417,789
Foundation Grants	19%	18%
Government Grants/Contracts	6%	8%
Individual Gifts	37%	33%
Business/Corporate Gifts	9%	8%
Congregation/Denominational Gifts	10%	10%
Dues/Fees/Income	8%	9%
Other	9%	11%

It is important to maintain diverse income sources for your programs and for your oganization as a whole. Doing so provides long-term financial stability to your organizations and programs. It is also important to note that government funding often comes with stipulations and restrictions. More information is available in the Raising Resources Toolkit - pdf.

Score Details

Program Focus
Program Mission	Clarity and specificity of the program's mission statement.	Excellent
Target Population	Clarity and specificity of the programs target clientele.	Excellent
Eligibility Criteria	Clarity and specificity of the program's eligibility criteria.	Good
Program Requirements	Well defined requirements for client participation.	Excellent
Referrals From Other Organizations	Do other organizations recommend this program to their clientele.	Better
Referrals to Other Organizations	Does this program recommend other programs to their clients?	Better
Volunteer to Staff Ratio	Are volunteers effectively incorporated into the program?	Good
Past Participant Recruiting	Are past program participants recruited as volunteers?	Excellent
Evaluation and Practice Princples
Practice Principles	How supports and resources are provided to increase outcomes.	Good
Outcome Measurement	The ability to measure stated program outcomes.	Excellent
Change Process	Specific and measurable statement of the program's goals.	Good
Faith Related Elements	Integration of faith related elements.	Excellent
Measurement Frequency	Frequency of measuring client outcomes.	Good
Program Evaluation	Level of the budget allocated to measuring client outcomes.	Good
Institutional Stability
Organization Age	A measure of the organization's durability.	Excellent
Board Oversight	How involved in the program are the members of its board?	Good
Program Duration	Average duration of a clients participation with a program.	Good
Finances
Budget Diffusion	Diversity of the programs funding sources.	Good
Government Funding	Does this program accept little or no government funding?	Excellent

Program Score Details

---

---

Outcomes & Measures:

(self-reported)

Scoring for this section is based on the organizations ability to provide at least three clear and specific outcomes with corresponding measures in which a relationship is shown between outcomes and measures.

Outcome 1: Helping our guests learn important life skills.

Measure Used:
Take a count of how many of our guests complete the first phase of our program.

---

Outcome 2: Helping our guests find employment.

Measure Used:
Take a count of how many of our guests complete the second phase of our program.

---

Outcome 3: Helping our guests pay off any debt that they may have.

Measure Used:
Take a count of how many of our guests complete the third phase of our program.

---

Outcome 4: Helping our guests save enough money to move out on their own and to take on some leadership responsibilities before leaving our facility.

Measure Used:
Take a count of how many of our guests complete the fourth phase of our program.

---

Outcome 5: Helping our guests develop a close relationship with Jesus Christ.

Measure Used:
Take a count of how many of our guests share with us that they have a closer relationship with Jesus Christ as a result of being involved with our organization.

---

Change Process:

(self-reported)

Scoring for this section is based on the organizations ability to provide clear, measurable, client-focused stages of change based on participant participation.

When many of our guests first come through our doors, they are homeless, have very little or no money, their relationships with loved ones are on bad terms and they have no job. In addition, their relationship with Jesus Christ is either non-existent or on a "back burner". For those who complete our entire four phase program, they have a job, money saved and debts paid off. Some of their relationships with loved ones are improving significantly, they have housing lined up and in almost all cases have a much closer relationship with Jesus Christ than they did before they arrived at our facility.

Program Score - Historical Review

Note: Significant decreases in scores may be the result of incomplete data in a Samaritan Award application.

End Notes

Incomplete Applications

Significant decreases in certain scores may indicate failure to comprehensively complete certain sections of the Samaritan Award application. Please be sure to fill out every question in the Samaritan Award application.

Relative Scoring

Total program scores are partially computed against other programs from within the same pool of applications and so are not cumulative.

Additional Reference Material

More information on scoring and methodology may be found on the Samaritan Guide and Award website.

Acton Institute Relationship

The Samaritan Guide and Samaritan Award are projects run by the Acton Institute. Inclusion in the Guide does not signify endorsement by the Acton Institute. More information on why the Acton Institute runs this project is available online.